V&A Al Thani exhibition: the world's most amazing Indian jewellery lights up London

[@susanbrown2909]

The Indians really know how to catch the attention. Such beautiful jewels...

[@mediocremaiden8883]

Oh They certainly caught the attention of the British 😂 you speak correctly

[@missymoonwillow6545]

Jai India! Divine creativity in all you bring to the world.

[@adolflenin4973]

Thanks to the British that expose them. 👰🕴🌩🍇

[@Simonjose7258]

I went to see Cartier at the Met years back. The Indian inspired jewelry was really the Most! rubys and sapphire cut like fruit with emerald foliage. It's just too much! It was amazing.

[@alaamgdad9236]

المجوهرات راءعة وجميلة والاروع الفيديو يبعث علي الراحة والهدوء ❤❤❤تحياتي لكم من فلسطين كل المحبة

[@abhisheksarkar9436]

Ruby !!!!! But I can see the blood of INDIAN people ...

[@henrylivingstone2971]

Dumb

[@abhisheksarkar9436]

​@@henrylivingstone2971 Which one ? U or the content ?

[@henrylivingstone2971]

@@abhisheksarkar9436 You and your comment. Obviously.

[@abhisheksarkar9436]

@@henrylivingstone2971 oh my poor soul .....

[@L_MD_]

@@abhisheksarkar9436 there’s blood of humans everywhere - not just Indian blood … people who buy off Temu are effectively supporting slave labour … you own a smart phone? Same deal there too …

[@michaelacummings4308]

The craftsmanship is breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking. Thank you.

[@samanthaamankwah2689]

The jewellery is breathtaking!

[@jumpinjohosafatz5724]

It really is a tragic double edged sword, admiring these priceless magnificent jewels... while there is no denying the exceptional skill required to create them, one simply cannot forget that for hundreds of years, millions of enslaved and starving people slaved away in absolute squallor and died tragic deaths just so that a select few people could swish around all day, every day, playing with priceless jewels (that could have fed, clothed, sheltered and educated hundreds of people, for years!

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Dazzling. Utterly dazzling. I wish the film had been longer.

[@TheJewelleryEditor]

+Daniel Hammond Thank you Daniel! I am so glad you liked it and it is an amazing exhibition that really speaks for itself.

[@ariadne759]

Daniel Hammond Al Thani Collection in Venice video

[@blancagunnarson3972]

breathtaking pieces of jewelry.

[@powerliftingcentaur]

How did I miss this splendid video in 2015? That was a tremendous exhibition and this video does it justice. I wish I could have seen it. I am going to purchase a book about these Indian jewels.

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

Magnificent jewels!

[@emmasgame6707]

Im not a fan of jewellries. But watching this that every jewellry comes with history, wish i have one.

[@bobbynicole10]

That Golconda diamond is out of this world.

[@jeevand7257]

They stollen that Golconda Diamond from india 😡😡

[@henrylivingstone2971]

@@jeevand7257 Not stolen. Sold and purchased.

[@mimstar71]

Beautiful superb workmanship & skill of the indian Jewellers. Sadly Stolen.

[@ironhornforge]

StOlEn

[@henrylivingstone2971]

Not stolen. Sold and purchased.

[@mornacotheodora4027]

Amazing! We were fortune to see these amazing pieces exhibited at the Doge's Palace in Venice last October 2017.

[@starjeweller]

Wonderfully exhibition of royal decorative pieces of haute jewellery art. But future of haute jewellery will be looking different 😉

[@mani7209]

Stolen or looted from India...

[@rafaelguerreros263]

Good question for the emir of QATAR.... No need for him to steal or loot as he is a very rich king in the middle east

[@mirjamb.8960]

No traded, know your history

[@henrylivingstone2971]

Not stolen. Sold and purchased.

[@starjeweller]

"Someone pieces are very nice." :) Peter Janik world's cutting-edge worldwide-awarded rarest bespoke Haute Jewellery artist.

[@mayurireddy8196]

Beautiful gold diamond jewellery

[@fleurdepapaye9635]

Amazing collections! 😍😍😍

[@syedmaricar9946]

As long as you can't help but collect jewels of this quality .the world and people go on

[@barbaralemere5183]

Just incredible!

[@rj4189]

A work of art!!

[@sirichaithongyim7944]

Wow​ amazing​ Jew.

[@darylturcott]

I. Miss you d d Turcott WOODWARD OF ENGLAND

[@ShaunaMarieSings]

So gorgeous...💗💗💗

[@lailafashion3923]

Why doyou have this jowellery in your country not in india ????????🤔

[@rafaelguerreros263]

It is an exhibition .... it is called the 'AL THANI " collection....if u can read and speak ENGLISH..... u would understand what ms.dolton is saying...

[@michaeldugenia4091]

These magnificent jewellery pieces were all plundered by the British from the Indians they conquered. To view these, visit the Victoria and Albert Museum to witness the finest in stolen treasures.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

You ever bother to ask the Maharajas about the caste system they continued to profit off of?

[@blacktigerpaw1]

@@sarapara174 No, the British didn't demonize it. Caste system is very alive and well. Tell me. How many 'Untouchables' have rights?

[@rafaelguerreros263]

Guess you didn't hear what she said... Jewellery pieces owned by " EMIR OF QATAR .....THE QATAR COLLECTION...AND A FEW PIECES OWNED BY THE QUEEN " Not plundered Jewellery.

[@rafaelguerreros263]

@@blacktigerpaw1 The " maharajas" did not start the caste system..... read some indian history......all countries had and most still do....have caste systems..... Caste is fine....as long as you don't discriminate people based on caste

[@rafaelguerreros263]

@@blacktigerpaw1 not just " untouchables " Even the highest cates brahmins in Tamil nadu and kerala are discriminated even in 2020

[@anaximandraisula3182]

Vous nous faites un fabuleux cadeau de Noël merci Maria

[@TheJewelleryEditor]

+Celia Garsi Thank you Celia! You are very kind to say so and I appreciate your encouragement. Maria

[@anaximandraisula3182]

+TheJewelleryEditor thank you Maria and see you soon!

[@mariluzfernandezfernandez8367]

Simplemente guau guau. Una maravilla todo.

[@madeleinebuchanan2994]

Beautiful

[@mohammadkamran8574]

Very nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jools99caithness17]

Please bring this show to V&A Dundee

[@ЕленаМиронюк-й1з]

Красота!

[@kingmilanovic6733]

I want them all.

[@rogeliomalagon285]

Hola a todos. La señora que presenta el vídeo, siempre va a las exposiciones o tiendas de joyería bien desarreglada, con ropa corriente y la joyería que usa bien corriente, sino va al súper mercado o a la tiendita de la esquina, ¡va a casas joyeras de mucho prestigio! Debe asistir a esos lugares con ropa formal, elegante y usar joyería fina y hermosa. Ni modo que no tenga dinero suficiente para lucir bella, presentable y apropiada para estos eventos. Descuadra por completo con su presencia corriente y la elegancia y el lujo de las joyas.

[@jessepinkman9432]

UNTIL 18TH CENTURY IT IS BELIEVED THAT INDIA IS ONLY COUNTRY WHERE U CAN FOUND DIAMONDS SO ALL ALMOST MOST OF THE DIAMOND IN THE TREASURE ARE INDIAN. FIRST DIAMOND MINES ARE INDIAN

[@henrylivingstone2971]

No….lots of places had diamonds

[@johnalbert5187]

I'm wondering about all the jewelry belonging to Anita Delgado that went down with the ship...

[@e.c.4173]

Look at the audacity though.

[@TheJewelleryTube]

wow

[@sheilabonato1699]

aí JESUS ME LEVA ATÉ ESTE LUGAR ANTES DE MORRER DEIXA EU VER ISTO DE PERTO POR FAVOR

[@Pearl_1990]

this is amazing , spectacular thanks maria for sharing .can i post the video on my Arabic language blog ?

[@mkminerals12343]

Emerald the best stone

[@dannybeun948]

Très très Chic 👌

[@claytondefreitas9521]

Royal Men were like shinning peacocks and people gawked at them Many of these were gifts passed on to visiting royals or carried,or sent as gift to the Empress of India at the time and before

[@suhani551]

Nope. Most of these jewels were stolen from Hindu temples and treasuries.

[@lll2282]

Those are mostly jewls stolen from hindu, Jain, Buddhist temples then mughals looted finally went in hands of britishers and they have audicty to call us poor lmao after sucking out wealth from India

[@malopephasha5341]

@@suhani551 this aren't hindu jewelrys tho they are more Muslim rulers jewelrys

[@globalcitizenn]

They weren’t “sent as gifts” they were extorted. Nobody in India considered her the Empress of India. She was only the British Queen to us. Guess she crowned herself. The entitlement of the Europeans & the delusion of superiority still blows my mind to this this day.

[@notyourfriend-li7rq]

​@@malopephasha5341that's not true. All of these are from the maharajas's collections. This isn't the mughal magnificence collection.

[@gemstonecollector7326]

very very nice !!!!

[@arnaldovinagre4350]

love it!!!!

[@junzheng254]

More images of jewelry. Less head shot of the editor please

[@queenofdiamonds7047]

Why not leave these beautiful pieces in India, for them to show in a museum for profit? Why not bring tourism in though the culture to India instead of England? Why must the tartars steal everyone's culture?

[@rafaelguerreros263]

Tatars? ENGLISH LADY ENGLISH collection of AL THANI ....just so u know ..AL THANI is the ruling muslim family of QATAR. These pieces have been bought by them....indian royals sold these works of art to them for BIG MONEY .... At least this way the world gets to see them. What u think happened to all other ancient Treasures in the museums of India? The Indian politicians steal and sell them in black markets

[@adolflenin4973]

VICTORIA & ALBERT

[@gemstonecollector7326]

nice !!

[@sgk2511]

Je(Goddess)-Well(Mirror =Sign of Goddess)... We(Wi=Up)=Heaven... Only kimchi god's bloodline Jewell...

[@alfredobernal4541]

Is there a book for the exhibition on sale?

[@TheCWMHALL]

+Alfredo Bernal Yes It's about £25

[@王淑煖-b6d]

類似珠寶買賣 最好有定期私展 就是貴族很喜歡這種高單價發票 涉及奢侈稅是沒錯 只是 貴族他們有人頭可以 開很多張發票

[@christinealdret1209]

Okay 👌🏻🌹

[@sumitjain3938]

the books buried must tell a story. On whose hand is this blood? Loot, Kill and destroy and then show the glory. Such is the civilization of the British. Shame

[@rafaelguerreros263]

AL THANI COLLECTION is not British.....QATARI

[@radjialisbo8502]

I have emerald from philippines

[@k.s5889]

The best cutters are from India.

[@BuildingPersephone]

Editing cuts away from the jewellery too fast!

[@suhani551]

Correction: The jewels were never gifted. They were looted from Indian temples and treasuries of maharajas.

[@yacinrayan4450]

jewerly and Pearl costly with recognition

[@S3010-z1j]

All jewellery robbed from India.. These people should be punished for looting India

[@rafaelguerreros263]

Not LOOTED.... my friend The EMIR OF QATAR have collected them.... These pieces go on sale and most of them are sold by the decedent's of the Indian royals..... Why keep something ....you don't wear?

[@lll2282]

@@rafaelguerreros263 sold? Lmao they were looted not sold and these looting are reasons for present india's economy

[@mostafasaadinasab6338]

# properties

[@janie5490]

I’ll buy it. Yahwehnme

[@sonalpatel6119]

✊🏻

[@ASHISHGUPTA-ev3bb]

Kas ye india me hota

[@aung3627]

ရှာပါတွင်ထွက်အဖိုတန်ရတနာများသည်ဒဇိုင်သစ်စန်းမျာလှပတောက်ပနေသောသင်၏ရှာပါတန်ဖိုးမြင်ဒဇိုင်သစ်ခေါတ်မှီလှပဝင်လက်တောက်ပလျှက်ဗီဒီယိုမျဝေလိုက်သည်

[@tatonsatthapan525]

ผมฝากIdmondไปให้ชอย่ทำดวยนะคับ พอดีติดธุระนิดหนอย่คับรบกวนดวย้คับ

[@uzairahmed4992]

These all looted jewels by britishers from india during colonial rule. These are not I spired this is plundered loot

[@arin7981]

These people have No Shame by looting all these precious jewelry from India and renaning their loot as glory and exhibiting it ...😡😡😡😡

[@vidalongaesorte]

Grotesk vanity. . . that with Time vanishes. What counts is a heart of gold. But mademoiselle Marie is a Lady. I watch all videos. Thanks! Greetings.🌸

[@vidalongaesorte]

@arun tiwari Excuse me, I do not buy jewelry. I don't need.

[@b6makavelithugz]

I don’t understand why the words stolen, looted, conned aren’t used in this documentary. That’s exactly how these jewels were taken, not to mention al thani stealing oil wealth. Using the funds to buy these jewels from other crooks whose granddads stole from India

[@rafaelguerreros263]

Most of the indian rajas...sell jewelry used by their ancestors.... They sold the Nizam of Hyderabad jewelry collection few years ago.... when they do not wear them in the 21st century...why keep them? They sold princess Margaret's jewelry... Elizabeth Taylor's Begun aga khan's etc etc....

[@sarapara174]

It really pains to see how everything was snatched away. .... hair pins, finger rings and turban ornaments all torn out and looted away by colonialists... These must have been the daily wear items of maharajas and maharanis... .. Imagine someone robs you out of your clothes

[@mariamahmedzein7806]

Oh dear Maria this place could be called convention, because there is another place that is called 'exibition' and IT IS FOR OUT DOOR DISPLAYS.

[@aswathyreena1963]

Proudly showing off stolen items....lol cultureless people....

[@sharonstromley9350]

Calling the Queen a thief is out of line. In later years British and Indian government relationships have been difficult but on a personal level the Queen has had friendship with Maharajas and warmly gifted with lovely Indian pieces of jewelry. The Queen is very, very wealthy and has no need to "steal" anything.

[@sudiptabairagya9503]

Priceless precious things can't be gifted even a kid can difference what's stealing and what's gifting.. When u won the war or colonised a country u must stole their valuable things.. It's not that those maharajas and mughals were willing

[@soundsofdays7459]

Return 300 trillion dollar worth of money plundered from india. We will not call your queen king or any body thieves.

[@suhani551]

The queen is wealthy now because of the blood and sweat of the Indians. Temples and royal treasuries were looted. Indian economy was completely destroyed and our money was used to build UK.

[@jessepinkman9432]

THIEF

[@uzaiahmed4587]

India have more beauty than these gems

[@chitiyaladevi8743]

British royality will suffer for this

[@rafaelguerreros263]

Why would the British royals suffer for AL THANI collection of QATAR? Do you know anything the rest of the world doest know ? Windosors and al thanis.....the same family? Or what ?

[@ketodiet1356]

You are a looters

[@calmjack880]

Everything is by the way looted